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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Elizabeth City Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37139960701 · Pasquotank County, NC · pop 5,471 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Elizabeth City

Census tract 37139960701 sits in Elizabeth City eviction risk, North Carolina eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 14% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

10% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,642 monthly, set against $102,961 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 15% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,101
Renter share17.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$102,961

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 8 tracts In Elizabeth City
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In Pasquotank County
Very Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#2,090 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elizabeth City and the region

Centroid at 36.2470, -76.1925 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elizabeth City scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elizabeth City
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.0
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,642 rent vs county FMR
8.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elizabeth City
2.6

How Elizabeth City compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Elizabeth City risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 960701Elizabeth City: 2.62.6Elizabeth Cityparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 574Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 13.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.7%Peak (2002)
  • 78Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2018
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 371399607012001: 32 filings (9.48/100 renter HHs)2002: 107 filings (31.70/100 renter HHs)2003: 43 filings (12.74/100 renter HHs)2013: 90 filings (15.03/100 renter HHs)2014: 52 filings (8.68/100 renter HHs)2015: 48 filings (8.01/100 renter HHs)2016: 63 filings (11.80/100 renter HHs)2017: 61 filings (11.42/100 renter HHs)2018: 78 filings (14.61/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 144% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elizabeth City

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.8/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Pasquotank County average of 5.2 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 574 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 13.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 31.7% of renter households in 2002.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37139960701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37139960701?

Census tract 37139960701 in Elizabeth City scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37139960701?

Median gross rent is $1,642/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37139960701?

3.0% of residents in tract 37139960701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,471.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37139960701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 32th, minority 59th, housing 32th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37139960701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 574 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 37139960701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.72% of renter households, peaking at 31.7% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37139960701 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37139960701 compare to Elizabeth City overall?

Tract 37139960701 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Elizabeth City at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elizabeth City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elizabeth City

Top eight tracts in Elizabeth City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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